Tag : hospice
Charlie Gard title : Charlie Gard Update: Parents Beg Doctors to Help Fulfill 'Final Wish' to Allow Terminally Ill Baby to Die at Home
summary : July 26, 2017: The parents of Charlie Gard are begging doctors to help them convince a judge to fulfill their final promise to their son and take him home to die after dropping their legal battle to give the terminally ill British baby further treatment.
date : Jul 26, 2017 09:16 AM EDT
Jerika Bolen title : Teen Jerika Bolen Dies After Stopping Lifelong Spinal Treatment: 'Going to Better Place'
summary : Jerika Bolen, the 14-year-old Appleton, Wis., teen whose decision to cease treatment of her brutal spinal disease drew national support, generated a farewell prom, but also sparked a new debate on right-to-die issues, died on Thursday, her mother, Jen Bolen, said. Jerika entered hospice after a lifelong fight against Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, an incurable and progressive disease that robbed her of ever walking in her life and caused continual pain.
date : Sep 23, 2016 12:39 PM EDT
Jerika Bolen title : Teen Jerika Bolen Dies After Stopping Lifelong Spinal Treatment: 'Going to Better Place'
summary : Jerika Bolen, the 14-year-old Appleton, Wis., teen whose decision to cease treatment of her brutal spinal disease drew national support, generated a farewell prom, but also sparked a new debate on right-to-die issues, died on Thursday, her mother, Jen Bolen, said. Jerika entered hospice after a lifelong fight against Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, an incurable and progressive disease that robbed her of ever walking in her life and caused continual pain.
date : Sep 23, 2016 12:39 PM EDT
title : Joey Feek Having 'Serious Talks with Jesus,' Ready To Go Home, Posts Husband Rory Feek Beside Dying Singer
summary : In an emotional blog post from singer Rory Feek Saturday entitled "when I'm gone," he for the first time shared that he and his wife, popular vocalist Joey Feek of their bluegrass country singing duo Joey+Rory, acknowledged she's truly dying and they needed to start saying goodbye. "I’d like to tell you that she’s doing great and is going to beat this thing. But I can’t," penned Rory, as he revealed Joey's pain and discomfort has increased daily and the morphine dosage needed to help her comfort has had to be quadrupled in the last four days.
date : Jan 09, 2016 04:22 PM EST
Rory Feek title : Rory Feek of Music Duo Joey + Rory Shares Heartbreaking Update, Photos: 'God Keeps Bringing More Beauty And Pain'
summary : As country singer Joey Feek's battle with cancer continues, her husband and musical partner Rory Feek shared an emotional update regarding his wife's condition and revealed how his family is trusting in God's sovereignty throughout the heartbreaking situation.
date : Nov 30, 2015 12:01 PM EST